Tottenham finished their preseason campaign with a strong performance, beating last year’s Champions League finalists 2-0. <br /> <br />Both teams fielded extremely strong starting line-ups. Moussa Sissoko made his first appearance of pre-season, despite persistent rumors linking him with a move away from the club. <br /> <br />Spurs took the lead in front of a sparse crowd after 10 minutes. Sissoko worked the ball out to the right wing for Kieran Tripper, who found Harry Kane completely unmarked in the box. Kane powered a header into the ground and up into the roof of the net. <br /> <br />He nearly added a second after a comedy of errors in the Juventus defense. Gianluigi Buffon mis-controlled a back pass, presenting the ball to Kane in the six-yard box, but the Spurs forward couldn’t get a shot off. After a poor clearance, Kane had another bite at it, but could only turn the rebound straight at Buffon with the goal gaping. <br /> <br />Sissoko, who was surprisingly lively in the first half, hit the inside of the post after a mazy run down the left. The much-maligned winger looked to be working extremely hard — even if he’s off to Turkey at the end of the month, at least he’s trying. <br /> <br />In less positive news, Trippier came off worse in two crunching challenges, the second of which forced him off just before half-time (he was later shown wearing a boot and on crutches). That’s a worrying sign for Mauricio Pochettino, whose only current cover at right-back is academy graduate Kyle Walker-Peters. <br /> <br />Spurs doubled their lead shortly after half-time. Dele slipped a ball through to Christian Eriksen, who rounded the keeper and slotted home.Kane crashed a left-footed shot against the crossbar, while at the other end Hugo Lloris made a fantastic fingertip save to push a Paulo Dybala around the post. <br /> <br />The game started to fizzle out at that point as both sides made wholesale changes. Anthony Georgiou got a decent runout — he showed his pace and some silky skills, but lacked an end product. Tashan Oakley-Boothe, a 17-year-old midfield prospect, also got a five-minute cameo, as did Kevin Wimmer. Juve hit the bar twice, but couldn’t beat Lloris in the Spurs goal. And hey! That’s a win at Wembley. <br /> <br />Spurs kick off their Premier League campaign next Sunday with a trip to Newcastle.
